MGT Courses

This course explores the phenomena of entrepreneurship, including the myths, realities, and impact of entrepreneurial
activity. Students assess their own entrepreneurial aptitude and interests, meet a variety of entrepreneurs, and investigate the
processes of generating promising ideas, evaluating the viability of those ideas, finding capital, considering franchise
opportunities, and developing a new venture management team. The class is project oriented with each student participating in
the development of a feasibility plan for a new venture.

This course focuses on the operation of small business and the small business environment. This course deals with the topics
related to personnel, government regulations of small business, advertising, sales promotion, accounting, finance, forecasting,
family ownership and other management related problems. F, Sp.

This course is designed to give students preparing for careers in business, government, and the nonprofit sector a working
knowledge of leadership styles, principles, models, and practical applications. Students will learn to engage critically in
analytical and intellectual examination and reflection of certain core issues in the practice of leadership. Topics covered
include history of leadership, leadership traits and behaviors, motivation and communication patterns, teamwork, use of power,
development of trust, effective group facilitation, negotiation and persuasion, effective change, and ethics. Sp.

A study of the basic forms of financial compensation, including benefits packages. Principles of internal, external, and
individual equity as determined by job evaluation, salary surveys, and performance evaluation comprise the core of this course.
Suggested prerequisite: MGT 380.

A study of labor-management relations as defined by negotiated labor contracts. Topics include history of the labor movement,
union structure and function, the negotiation process, and issues in labor relations.

Prereq: MGT 233* or equivalent
This course explores the transformation of materials, land, labor and capital into goods and services. Quantitative Management
Systems are applied to the manufacturing process.

Prereq: MGT 314* or permission of instructor
Overview of the concepts and techniques of quality management, including statistical tools, people element of quality
management, and philosophies and practices of six sigma. Students are expected to be computer literate.

Application of principles of communication to the managerial setting. The course investigates the influence of organizational
climate, manager's style and use of motivation in the communication process.

This course is designed as an introduction to such fundamental human resource management areas as job analysis, staffing and
selection, training and development, performance appraisal, employee relations, compensation, labor relations, and international
HR. The strategic implications of HR will be explored with integrated applications for all managers. The focus of the course
will be both conceptual and applied, including discussions of current issues and controversies confronting the field.

Prereq: MGT 380 or equivalent
Provides the student with an opportunity to study and research current issues in human resource management; course
stresses an informal setting and open communications approach.

Consent of the Department Chair is required. This course affords the student an opportunity to serve in a consultant capacity
for an area business. In-depth business analysis is conducted by the student, and specific recommendations are reported to the
management of the firm.

A case study course designed to integrate the knowledge acquired in other courses in business administration and to emphasize
analysis and decision making. This is a capstone course to be taken after M.B.A. core courses are completed.

A study of the societal challenge of business; how business and society interface; the micro and macro publics of business;
ecology, consumerism, and technology as societal problems; the ethics of business.